Fossilniveau 17 (Jurassic of Svalbard and Jan Mayen)

Where: Svalbard and Jan Mayen (78.1° N, 13.9° E: paleocoordinates 69.2° N, 14.6° E)

When: Agardhfjellet Formation, Tithonian (152.1 - 145.0 Ma)

• Originally described as Wolgashufe

Environment/lithology: marine; siliciclastic sediments

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: H. Frebold and E. Stoll. 1937. Das Festungsprofil auf Spitzbergen. In A. Hoel (ed.), Skrifter om Svalbard og Ishavet 68:1-91 [W. Foster/W. Foster]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 212029: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 03.08.2020

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Taxonomic list

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Bivalvia
 Cardiida - Solecurtidae
Solecurtus ? sp.
Solecurtus ? sp. Blainville 1824 clam
 Pandorida - Laternulidae
Plectomya ? sp.
Plectomya ? sp. Loriol 1868 clam
 Pectinida - Buchiidae
"Aucella pallasi" = Buchia, "Aucella cf. lindstroemi" = Buchia, "Aucella lindstroemi" = Buchia, "Aucella sp." = Buchia
"Aucella pallasi" = Buchia scallop
"Aucella cf. lindstroemi" = Buchia scallop
"Aucella lindstroemi" = Buchia scallop
"Aucella sp." = Buchia Rouillier 1845 scallop
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Pecten sp.
Pecten sp. Müller 1776 scallop
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
"Leda ? sp." = Nuculana
"Leda ? sp." = Nuculana Link 1807 pointed nut clam
Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Perisphinctidae
Perisphinctes cf. scythicus, Perisphinctes cf. panderi, Perisphinctes sp.
Perisphinctes sp. Waagen 1869 ammonite